Suluhu: What Uhuru Said that Made me Want to Visit Kenya
President Samia Suluhu says Uhuru’s words of encouragement motivated her to rebuild the strained relations between Kenya and Tanzania.
Speaking during a State banquet at State House Nairobi, the Tanzanian Head of State said the decision by President Uhuru to attend the State funeral of the late President Magufuli was a sign of true brotherhood.
President Suluhu also said immediately she was sworn in as President, Uhuru contacted her telling her that she had no reason to fear.
“When my brother attended the State funeral he told me, ‘Samia you have no reason to fear to lead this nation because you have been mentored well by Magufuli and there’s nothing that you don’t know,” she recalled.
Tanzania s President Samia arrives in Kenya in maiden official visit
Tuesday May 04 2021
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Beyond the pleasantries, her trip comes at a time when both countries are seeking to renew ties and resolve their perennial tiffs on cross-border trade, including non-tarrif barriers.
An immediate concern will be cooperation around Covid-19 management.
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Suluhu arrived wearing a white mask, keeping tradition of donning one when on foreign trips.
She immediately headed to State House Nairobi for a meeting with her host President Uhuru Kenyatta.
This is the first time a Tanzanian President is making a state visit to Kenya since October 2016.
Kenya s Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo (left) receives visiting Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, on May 4, 2021. PHOTO | COURTESY | MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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Uhuru Flies Back From DRC Amid Storm in State House, Jubilee
President Uhuru Kenyatta alights from a plane at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA)
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President Uhuru Kenyatta flew back into Kenya after a three day state visit in DRC, on Thursday evening, April 22, 2021. Uhuru, while in DRC, signed four framework cooperation agreements covering several economic sectors; security, defence and maritime transport. I will never stop to be grateful for the support Kenya continues to offer DRC, President Tshisekedi said.
However, as the head of state was driven in Cadillac Escalades and treated to a royal party at Palais de la Nation - the official residence of DR Congo s President Felix Tshisekedi - his government and party in Kenya were wallowing in crisis.